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WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION?

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In 1803, President Jefferson negotiated a major land transaction with the First French Republic and its First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte.  Known as the Louisiana Purchase, the land acquisition nearly doubled the territory of the United States, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.  Jefferson sent a military expedition to explore this territory and […]

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INFLATION AND HIGH INTEREST RATES MAY BE HERE FOR A WHILE

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Is inflation over?  Will interest rates be coming down soon?  Some economists reading their stat sheets and perhaps their tea leaves are pointing to future trends that will be bringing inflation in many of the G7 countries under control by the end of the year.  However, central bankers have thrown a damp towel over investor

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WHO WERE THE FIRST TO USE BALLOONS FOR ESPIONAGE?

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Recent headlines have pointed to the apparent use of espionage balloons by the Chinese over U.S. airspace.  Other parts of the world, including Latin America and China itself, have reported sightings of high-flying balloons drifting over their airspace.  All these balloons may or may not have been involved with espionage, but they did demonstrate the

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HOW IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ARE CLASSIFIED

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Much has been made in the media lately about classified government documents turning up in the homes and offices of two presidents and one vice-president.  These documents were supposed to be turned over to the National Archives for proper retention and disposition after their use.  The handling and retention of classified documents in a special

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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GIACOMO CASANOVA

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He’s been called the world’s greatest lover.  He was certainly a major womanizer, having over a hundred affairs with different women.  In many cases his partners were what would be considered underage by today’s standards, and some of his liaisons involved women who were emotionally or psychologically unstable.  He was an adventurer looking for pleasure

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UKRAINE’S SECRET WEAPON

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Ukraine has a secret weapon in its war with Russia.  Only it’s not the firepower we’ve seen donated to them from NATO countries.  And it comes courtesy of an unlikely source—Elon Musk’s SpaceX.  It’s in the form of an off-grid high-bandwidth internet network named Starlink. It services consumers in 45 countries with as many as

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A PARADIGM FOR BUYING CORPORATE BONDS

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To fight inflation, the Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates in what’s referred to as a tightening cycle.  Rates have climbed steadily by 75 basis points (3/4 of 1%) until the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting when the tightening was reduced to 50 basis points or a ½ of 1% increase.  The

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AN INVESTOR’S GUIDE IN AN INFLATIONARY ECONOMY

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During inflationary times investing can be frustrating as the measuring stick (U.S. dollar) used to determine the value of future returns keeps getting smaller.  With inflation comes the antidote of higher interest rates.  Inflation and higher interest rates don’t automatically spell doom for investors, but some changes to retirement portfolios and the way investments are

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INFLATION’S IMPACT ON PENSION FUNDS

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Inflation has a significant and sometimes severe impact on the overall economy.  The impact on prices can be felt far and wide in the world of commerce, but an even greater concern is the impact of inflation on the investment sector.  With rising interest rates, the stock market has whiplashed up and down with volatility. 

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